A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDWe are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others that in the end we become disguised to ourselves.
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If we have not peace within ourselves, it is in vain to seek it from outward sources.
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One forgives to the degree that one loves.
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True love is like ghosts, which everyone talks about and few have seen.
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Self-interest makes some people blind, and others sharp-sighted.
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Perfect behavior is born of complete indifference.
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When a man is in love, he doubts, very often, what he most firmly believes.
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The defects of the mind, like those of the face, grow worse with age.
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On neither the sun, nor death, can a man look fixedly.
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The mind is always the patsy of the heart.
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There are crimes which become innocent and even glorious through their splendor, number and excess.
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He who lives without folly isn’t so wise as he thinks.
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Some people displease with merit, and others’ very faults and defects are pleasing.
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Old people love to give good advice; it compensates them for their inability to set a bad example.
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A wise man thinks it more advantageous not to join the battle than to win.
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No man is clever enough to know all the evil he does.
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